Question

The civil service system was created _____. to recruit the best employees to work for the federal government to apply the merit system to review discrimination problems reported by federal workers to stop the patronage system

Answer 1

to recruit the best employees to work for the federal government.

Answer 2

I believe the answer is: for the federal government to apply the merit system

Merit system refers to a system of hiring or promotion that based on the person ability in doing their job.
Prior to this, the government officials were elected on a nepotism basis, where the ones that have inside connections are the one that most likely hired and promoted.